Monthly Archives: May 2007

A week in Tuscany

Posted on 29 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

Today we began our week of activities hosted by the Department of Agronomy and Land Management at the University of Florence. Thanks to my colleague, Professor Marco Bindi, and his staff (Sandra and Giacomo) for organising this week for us. … Continue reading →

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Farming for the future in Umbria

Posted on 27 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

Yesterday (Saturday) we drove to Alfredo and Christine’s farm, first in mid afternoon to film and photograph scenes on and from the farm and later in the evening to film an interview with Alfredo. Alfredo and Christine came to this … Continue reading →

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Connections and impressions from Assisi

Posted on 25 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

For the last week we have been enjoying the beauty of Umbria. At the same time my hope of connecting with some people in the valley we are staying in was realized. The first few days here we were finding … Continue reading →

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Lisciano Niccone, Umbria

Posted on 22 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

Yesterday (21 May) we came to a tiny place called Casa Vacanze Marilena la Cassella, in Lisciano Niccone Commune, Perugia Province, Umbria. Firstly we had to collect our lease car from near Rome airport, and I had to quickly adjust … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Rome

Posted on 20 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

Just over a week ago, on 14 May, we arrived in Milan and next day Emma decided to join us, after three months at Origlio Steiner School near Lugano. It was wonderful to have her with us again. We are … Continue reading →

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The desert

Posted on 12 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

On Saturday, our third day, we drove out from Bahariya to spend a night camping in the desert. We stopped in the Black Desert, where I climbed a peak to view an amazing scene of extinct volcanoes. We then travelled … Continue reading →

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Bahariya Oasis

Posted on 11 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

Before coming to Egypt we had no fixed plan. My principal contact was with Sekem. Before leaving New Zealand I thought perhaps we might spend some time in different parts of the Nile River and Delta. The Nile River is … Continue reading →

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Sekem, Egypt

Posted on 9 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

We arrived in Egypt last Thursday and discovered that the next two days were the Egyptian weekend. So we spent time getting orientated on Thursday, took a taxi and walked around Islamic Cairo on Friday and visited the Pyramids on … Continue reading →

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Final reflections from Nepal

Posted on 1 May 2007 by Gavin Kenny

Tomorrow we leave Nepal after being here for just over a month. Yesterday I gave a presentation to the core climate change group in Kathmandu, with representatives from the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), WWF Nepal, IUCN, Winrock International … Continue reading →

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